MACRS GDS/ADS

[tracy at emedicine.arizona.edu]

Hello.

I'm new to the community and eager to contribute. 

I was reviewing the depreciation methods outlined in the documentation online 
and I didn't find a reference to the US federal Modified Accelerated Cost 
Recovery System (MACRS). MACRS is used to recover the basis of most business 
and investment property placed in service after 1986. MACRS consists of two 
depreciation systems, the General Depreciation System (GDS) and the 
Alternative Depreciation System (ADS).

MACRS/GDS is a front loaded depreciation system that crosses over to a linear 
model after n years of service depending on what kind of property is being 
depreciated.

3-year = 3rd year is linear
5-year = 4th & 5th year are linear
7-year = 5th, 6th, & 7th year are linear

MACRS/ADS is simply a linear model.

Are there any current plans or work being made to include this depreciation 
method into the new/next version of gnucash? If it's not already being done 
and there is interest, I wouldn't mind writing to code for this.

Let me know what you think.

Tracy Steven Brown.